Elon Musk says we need to regulate AI before it becomes a danger to humanity

Monday, 17 July 2017Elon Musk’s thoughts on artificial intelligence are pretty well known at this point. He famously compared work on AI to “summoning the demon,” and has warned time and time again that the technology poses an existential risk to humanity. At a gathering of US governors this weekend he repeated these sentiments, but also stressed something he says is even more important: that governments need to start regulating AI now.

“I have exposure to the very cutting edge AI, and I think people should be really concerned about it,” Musk told attendees at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting on Saturday. “I keep sounding the alarm bell, but until people see robots going down the street killing people, they don’t know how to react, because...

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